| Bakhapcha Бахапча | |
|---|---|
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  Mouth location inMagadan Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
| District | Yagodninsky District Khasynsky District Tenkinsky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Solnechnoye Kolyma Mountains |
| • coordinates | 60°55′04″N150°30′04″E / 60.91778°N 150.50111°E /60.91778; 150.50111 |
| • elevation | 753 m (2,470 ft) |
| Mouth | Kolyma |
• coordinates | 62°06′32″N150°36′03″E / 62.10889°N 150.60083°E /62.10889; 150.60083[1] |
• elevation | 330 m (1,083 ft) |
| Length | 212 km (132 mi) |
| Basin size | 13,800 km2 (5,300 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 125 m3/s (4,400 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kolyma→East Siberian Sea |
TheBakhapcha (Russian:Бахапча; also"Бохапча") is a river inMagadan Oblast,Russia. It has a length of 212 kilometres (132 mi) and adrainage basin of 13,800 square kilometres (5,300 mi2).[2]
The Bakhapcha is a right tributary of the upper course of theKolyma.The nearest village isSinegorye, located to the west of its mouth.[3] The upper course of the river is aprotected area.[4]
The source of the Bakhapcha is in lake Solnechnoye, a small lake located west of theOlsky Plateau (Ольское плато), at the western end of theKolyma Mountains. TheMaymandzhin Range rises to the east of the river basin. The river heads across an uninhabited area roughly northwards until its mouth. Flowing across mountainous terrain there are manyrapids. In thefloodplain of the middle reaches the riverbed branches into sleeves with many islands in between. Further downstream the river is slightlymeandering. Finally the Bakhapcha joins the right bank of the Kolyma 1,839 kilometres (1,143 mi) from its mouth, 5 km (3 mi) to the east ofSinegorye.[1][3][5][6]
The river freezes yearly between late October and late May. The main tributaries of the Bakhapcha are the 157 kilometres (98 mi) longMaltan and the 121 kilometres (75 mi) long Nerega from the right.[2][6]
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